Award-winning Nigerian Author, Novelist, and writer of short stories and fictions, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Friday marked her 40th birthday. Born on 15th September, 1977 and hails from Abba, Anambra state in Nigeria, the veteran writer has received numerous awards both home and abroad. Her novels include Purple Hibiscus, Half of A Yellow Sun, Americanah, etc. To celebrate one of Nigeria's finest writers, below are 10 awesome and inspiring quotes from Chimamanda! If you don’t understand, ask questions. If you’re uncomfortable… Read more

Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie’s novel “Americanah” has won the “One Book, One New York” campaign by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and BuzzFeed. The office said on Monday that New Yorkers cast their ballots for the book throughout February and said they wanted millions of residents to read it simultaneously. It stated that the voting which took place in February, were both online and at interactive digital kiosks on subway platforms. The office added that “finally, Americanah was the book most New Yorkers… Read more

Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie’s bestseller novel ‘Americanah’ has been selected as one of the five award-winning books to be chosen for the ‘One Book One New York’ programme. The concept of ‘One Book One New York’ is an initiative to bring together bookworms in the U.S. largest city to read the same book at the same time. New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment said a committee made up of “the heads of the New York Public Library, the deans… Read more